Big Ideas Math Integrated I, 2016
BI
Big Ideas Math Integrated I, 2016 View details
1. Angles of Triangles
Continue to next subchapter

Exercise 29 Page 593

50^(∘)

Practice makes perfect

According to the Corollary to the Triangle Sum Theorem, the acute angles of a right triangle are complementary. Therefore, to find the measure of ∠ 1, we can write the following equation 40^(∘)+m∠ 1=90^(∘). By solving the equation for m∠ 1, we can find the measure of ∠ 1.

40^(∘)+m∠ 1=90^(∘)
m∠ 1=50^(∘)

The measure of ∠ 1 is 50^(∘).